Lockesburg, Arkansas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Red Colony Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71846. The Survey maps it on the Lockesburg quadrangle. 594 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 433 feet above sea level.
On record in Lockesburg
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 5 records
First United Methodist Churchlisted 1994
Little Cossatot River Bridgelisted 1990
Lockesburg Waterworkslisted 2007- De Queen & Eastern Railroad Overpasslisted 2023
- Lockesburg High School Gymnasiumlisted 2018
Population over time
2 figuresLockesburg fell from 739 to 594 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 739 | |
| 2020 | 594 | -145 (-20%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1951 USGS Lockesburg quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Idabel quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Idabel quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
71 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of Lockesburg between 1997 and 2020, burning about 698 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 34 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2000 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2000 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Lockesburg: 5 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Antimony, Silver. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Wolf Mine | Copper, Antimony, Silver | Occurrence | Cervantite, Galena, Stibnite | |
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
46 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lockesburg in 46 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 25 hail, 18 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2005 | Lightning | Lockesburg | $125,000 | Lightning struck a home in town resulting in a fire. The house burned to the ground but there were no injuries. |
| April 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Lockesburg | $50,000 | An EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 95 mph touched down just south of of Highway 24 about 2 miles west of Lockesburg, where it caused significant damage to a small shed. The tornado then moved northeast across Highway 24, snapping and uprooting trees and just missing a home on the north side of the highway. A trampoline and small playground near the home were blown about 50 yards directly to the west from their original location. Although the road network became sparse beyond this point, drone footage indicated that the damage path continued from the home to Wildwood and Hilltop Roads where a number of trees were snapped and uprooted. The tornado did cause significant damage to three chicken coops located just north of Hilltop Road, while also snapping/uprooting additional trees in this area as well. It then tracked across Shady Lane just to the north of Hilltop Road and uprooted a very large tree, with another tree uprooted and having fallen onto a small home on the west side of Shady Lane. The tornado continued to move northeast over North Park Avenue, Elm Drive, and Highway 71 north of Lockesburg. The damage path became more sparse as the tornado crossed Montgomery Lane just east of Highway 71, with a few other small trees downed on Provo Road just east of Big Timber Lane before the tornado lifted. |
| October 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockesburg | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees. |
| April 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockesburg | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockesburg | $2,000 | Numerous trees were snapped in the Lockesburg community. Power poles were snapped along Hwy. 71. Highways 329 and 371 were blocked from downed trees. Some structural damage to outbuildings were also reported. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockesburg | - | Large branches snapped off of trees in Lockesburg. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockesburg | - | Trees downed near U.S. Highway 371 and Liggin Drive east of Lockesburg. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | Hail up to at least quarter size reported at the Dollar General store in Lockesburg. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockesburg | - | Reports of numerous trees downed throughout Sevier County. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockesburg | - | Trees and power lines were blown down across the central and southern sections of Sevier County. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockesburg | - | Trees were blown down across Lockesburg. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockesburg | - | Trees down in Lockesburg, and across much of Sevier County. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | Penny size hail fell in Lockesburg. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockesburg | - | Trees down in Lockesburg. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | Quarter size hail fell in Lockesburg. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockesburg | - | A tree was downed in Lockesburg, Arkansas. |
| October 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockesburg | - | Numerous trees were downed across the town of Lockesburg, Arkansas. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockesburg | - | Trees and power lines were downed in town. Other reports of downed trees were also reported across other portions of the county. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockesburg | - | Trees were downed on Northpark Road. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | Nickel to quarter sized hail reported in town. |
| March 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Lockesburg | - | A supercell moved towards the northeast just south of Lockesburg, Arkansas. Damage consisted of a few large trees downed and several tree limbs snapped. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockesburg | - | Trees down across Hwy 371. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockesburg | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some trees. |
| October 1993 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees. |
| October 1993 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | Heavy rains flooded the jail in DeQueen. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| November 1995 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Lockesburg | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2529985 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 77533. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




